The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-05-24
SUNDAY SERVICES.
Discourse by Apostle John W.
Taylor.
SETTLEMENT OF DIFFICULTIES.
The Gathering Referred To-An Ex-
PLANTATION of What the True
Gospel Is-Etc
SETTLEMENT OF DIFFICULTIES

UeAuance. Inc services were begun b
the choir and congregation singing.
Guide US, o thou great Jehovah.
Saints unto the promised land;
We are weak, but Thou ar able
Hold US with my powerful hand.
Holy Spirit,
Feed US till the Savior comes.
Prayer by Elder William Greenwood
of American Fork.
Singing by the choir of the hymn,
Jesus once of humble birth,
Now in glory comes to earth;
once He suffered grief and pain,
Now he comes on earth to reign
APOSTLE JOHN W. TAYLOR, being re-
quested to speak, said he would do so
relying on the faith of the congregation
and also on their kind attention. He
had just returned, with Apostle John
Henry Smith, from Uintah County,
where they had organized a stake; as
there were from 500 to 800 Saints in
that section, who had long desired to
have stake organization OF their own.
instead of having to depend on
Wasatch. He gave the information for
the benefit of those who had relatives
there. He also mentioned the fact that
the season there was dry one. They
hrst set apart a president and two
counselors, High Counsel organized five
or SIX different wards, with a bishop
over each, supported by a corps of
teachers. The president of stake pre-
sides over all living in his jurisdiction.
no matter if it were one of the First
Presidency, a High Councillor or mem
Der of the Twelve. He briefly state d the
duties of the bishops council and the
High Council. The accused and &C
cuser have the right of appeal. from
which final appeal may be taken to the
First Presidency OF the church. and
their decision, if not complied with by
the lItlgant renders the latter subject to
dlsfellowShip from the church. There
Is no requIrement.in the revelations for
this last appeal. but it has been provided
for in cases OF emergency. What is ap-
plicable IN one stake as applicable IN all.
He drew attention to the fact that the
SAINTS were too prone to carry their
grievances into the courts of the land.
when they can be settled by upright
Just and honorable men, set apart for
that purpose, in the church. Apostle
Taylor strongly advocated the settle
ment OF disputes, quarrels, etc., among
the people, oy ana among themselves,
The accused has a cow by the horn. the
accuser by the tail and the LAWYER has
the BUCKET and is milking the animal to |
the last drop, was an old but trite saving |
he said. Generally after litigation in !
courts Is over, and the expenses of the |
lawyers and courts are paid, there is |
very little left. He believed !
1t would be better in every Wav for peo. /
pie to settle their temporal difficulties |
out Of court. Excepting the Saints I
were one in temporal things, they could t
become one in spiritual Things" !
was advocated by the Prophet Smith. |
These matters he had spoken of were |
what Paul referred to when he said !
there, were placed IN the church first |
apostles, etc.
In 1876, the apostle continued, the
hfueth anniversary OF the church was !
celebrated IN the tabernacle which was |
participated IN by representatives from |
sixteen different nations OF the earth. |
ms ne mentioned as rejecting on the
composition of the community of the
Latter day Saints. The fact illustrated |
the principle of gathering, believed in
and practiced by the Saints. He wished |
to ask few questions of those before
him, if there were any ministers of the |
gospel among the congregation, if the
scriptures were taken as a standard
who were living according to them, the
Latter day Saints or the sects of the
world? Regarding the setting apart Of
twenty of whom he had
assisted in ordaining on Saturday.
J esus said, in Mark xvi: go We into all /
the world and preach the gospel to
every creature. He that believeth and
IS baptized shall be saved; but he that
not shall be damned. ""Freely
ye have received, therefore freely give.H
he Savior once said, as much
As to say, "the gospel cost you
1othlng, so dispense it without
cost to the world" He also said:
lie that receiveth a prophet in the
lame OF a prophet, shall receive a
prophets reward. And whosoeyer shall
give unto of these little ones. a cup of
up OF cold water only, S all in no wise
ose his reward" He referred at length
@ the instructions given by Jesus to His
ilsclples when sending them out, two
~ two. into the world, and compared
nen Win Instructions ministers OF the
'ospei received in the present day. He
cad from the 31st verse of t6e ~
hapter of Matthew, to illustrate the
ewards to be expected for receiving the
lord Jesus and the condemnation for
eJecting His word. This was the Cos
'el plainly laid down in a brief man
ler.. He quoted further and said.
This gospel of the kingdom shall be
reached unto all the world as a witness
no then shall the end come" The
ospel was taken from the earth. there
Tas a great falling away and darkness
oVered the earth, and gross darkness
be minds Of the people. The Savior
aught his followers to pray. "Onr q
,ather who art in heaven, halIoyed be
ny name, Thy kingdom come" etc
his kingdom was being prayed for all
yer the world. What kind of a king
ON was it when it did come? the
peaker asked, and answered it by saw
ig 1t would be one such as Paul de-
'rlbed IN Ephesians iv. Such a church
louId be sought for TO day by those
'oklng for the church of God. Who :
as authorized by God to carry on this :
ork OF the Almighty on the earth ?"If
ny man preach unto YOU any other !,
ospel than that which we have q
reached, let him be accursed," Paul :
SO said. There were ordinances of
lie ancient gospel which had been done I
way with by the people: they were g
Eng broken. and the Saints were being
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